Hipstamatic

Move Along Now

August 28, 2010

I covet my brother’s windmill. It’s all romantic looking, and reminds me of my grandparents’ farm in Redstone, Montana. The tower is very tall and sturdy, and if I was really an aerialist I could hang from it and do tricks. I stood under the windmill today, and wondered how in the world did my [...]

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The Next Day of the Rest of My Life

August 27, 2010

This was pretty much the start of my day today. And it’s not even my truck that lost the muffler. So much for my Girl Scout training about leaving things better than I found them. (And by the way, those are my trees reflected on the side of the truck.) Most of the rest of [...]

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The First Day of the Rest of My Life

August 26, 2010

This beautiful feather was waiting for me this morning, my first morning post-move. At first glance I thought it was an owl feather (an owl flew over our heads during our drive last night and then I’d heard one hooting after we arrived in Malo).Â I know that owl feathers are soft like velvet (which [...]

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Reality Kicking In

August 26, 2010

There is a lot of work ahead. First step, repair the sole of my work boot so that I can have some foot gear that is up to the tasks I must tackle. Here, I am using my brother’s chicken coop to sun-dry the sole after scrubbing to prep for gluing. I’m sure there’ll be [...]

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Family Traditions

August 22, 2010

This one is for my sister. The Dreaded Candlestick is moving back to your neighborhood. Hahahahahahahahahaha.

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Moving On

August 21, 2010

The short answer is: I am moving. The question being: Where have you been, Leila? The actual decision to move was quite sudden, but the underlying reasons have been simmering for quite awhileâˆ’frequently causing me to be absent from my usual haunts. For awhile I entertained the hope that I could contact each of my [...]

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Things for which I am grateful

August 8, 2010

I have the best family and friends on the planet. Just saying. Photo: Grandma Sawyer’s apple tree, which likes to produce three-apple clusters. Photographed by me with an iPhone and the Hipstamtic appon August 7, 2010 in Palos Verdes, CA

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Streamline Adventure – Day Two

July 30, 2010

Today our paint stripping attack used more radiator cleaner, and a LOT of steam cleaning. The front end is looking pretty good, and the paint is being rather easy to peel off in the kitchen and bedroom area of the trailer; slow going though. Stripped the doors and drawers out, and started removing and wire-brushing [...]

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Something in My Roots

July 28, 2010

Granted, my wheat heritage is based in Montana, and my recent travels through wheat country were in Washington, but the colors and the vistas are so identical and my deep response, the way my heart resonants at the scene, wheat has got to be in my blood. The thing I cannot figure out though, is [...]

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